The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-03

Queens presence, and were told they
should kiss hands. Thereupon Bailie No.
1, as he solemnly stalked past the throne,
raised his hand to his mouth and blew Her
MAJESTY kiss. The remaining five fol-
lowed suit till the queen had tit OF the
heartiest laughter she has enjoyed for
long time.
In Algeria there is a small stream which
the chemistry OF nature has converted into
true ink. 1t is formed by the union OF two
rivulets, one of which is very strongly im-
pregnsted with iron, while the other,
meanderiug through peat marsh, imoibes
gallo acid, another ingredient IN the Tor
nation Of ink. Letters and other manu-
script matters are satisfactorily written
with this singular natural compound Of
iron and gallo acid.
The priest of Canicatti, large town in
the province of Girgend, Sicily, recently
caused to appear beside him 10 the pulptt
a young man whose face was blacked,
whose head was furnished with two largs
horns, and who had long tail from the
end of which crackers went off. The priest
informed the flock that this was the devil,
and great panic ensued. Women and
children present at this unseemly comedy
were injured in the crush.
Patrick Prince, an old colored man, who
for eighteen years past BACKED boots at the
Ebbitt House, Washington, died on Mon
day from the effects Of the heat. During
the war he served nobly as a soldier, aud
fought IN nearly all of the leading battles.
He had scars all over him, which he looked
upon with great pride. A few days ago one
of the clerks gave HIM weeks wages in
advance, and told the old man to go to his
old home in Frederick county, Maryland,
and visit the scenes of his early childhood.
A resident of Rocton, ILL.,, was driving to
the creamery the other day when his team
became frightened and ran away. The
horses were rather high-strung aoimals,
and were only arrested after they had got
tired and had covered eight or ten miles.
When the owner came up TO the place
where the runaways had been stopped he
was surprised to find that the cream in the
wagon had been converted into prims
| quality OF butter that only needed sailing
and the finishing touches 70 make it ready
for the table or market.
Speaking of the death of his uncle, Wit
| liam Gibson, who was one Of Mark TTaIn's
'Innocents Abroad" a Philadelphia man
says: Uncle said he did not like Mark
very we'll; that he was coarse and would
swear. Wbea my uncle and vile were
/ getting photograph taken By al ancient
| pyramid, Mark took il on himself to hire a
! dirty baud of Bsdouin ARABS to walk in on
the background OF the picture. Uacle got
: angry, and drove Mark and them away
| He said be had often since regretted thai
he did not leave them there, as it would
have been very natural fitting to that
kind Of a picture"
When Senator Congsr, of Michigan, was
| a young man he was engaged 10 a young
| woman. They Quarrelled, separated, and,
| In time, each married. Twenty years
1 after he, a WidoTer, was in Congress: She
e widow, sat in the gallery aud listened to
| his speech. Il was toe first time they had
seen each other since their early days. S1e
sent her card to him; he came az once m
the gallery. After little talk she asked
him 10 call on her at her fciend's. Mrs.
DshlgreD's. He said ne would call If he
could call as he used 10 in those losg past
days OF youth In a few We ks they were
married at Mrs. Admiral Dsl ghren's resi-
dence.
A queer story is told in connection With
the recent death CT Mrs. Potter, of neAI
Marlette, Mich, and the subseq aent dis
covery OF her ramaiDs. The old lady lived
with Der son, six miles from Marlette, and
wandered from home about three months
ago. Large numbers OF men secured the
woods for several days in search OF her
but without avail, and it was decided d
few days ago, IS last resort, to try what 9
claiTvOyant could do. The result has fur
nished a theme of conversation for thaI
part of the country that will last for some
time Mrs. George Smith, a clairvoyant o.
st. Clair, was applied to. The lady stated
that the lost woman's body would be found
in the woods three-fourths of mile from
home; described the locality exactly anC
the condition of the woods leading to it
that the lost woman had torn Off her cloth
ing; that her nude body would bt
found by lone log; that
it lay on its right side that be
fore they reached it they would find he
shawl, and farther on a shoe, and that they
would find her stockings on a pole near By
The way described led through a cat-tai
swamp so dense as to be amost impossible
The shawl, the shoe, the stockings and tn,
body were found exactly as she said thsy
would be, and the body lay on the rigb
side.